forbidden fruit
Noun

forbidden fruit

  1. (biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam.
  2. (idiomatic) Illicit pleasure.
  3. Something desired that cannot be had.
    She was forbidden fruit because she's his teacher. This taboo made him want her even more
  4. A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits.
Translations
  • French: fruit défendu
  • German: verbotene Frucht
  • Portuguese: fruto proibido
  • Russian: запре́тный плод
  • Spanish: fruto prohibido
Translations
  • Portuguese: fruto proibido
  • Russian: запре́тный плод
  • Spanish: fruto prohibido



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